EXCEL & CAPS

What is the EXCEL Program?

It’s not a traditional class — it’s an experience.

EXCEL is an innovative program dedicated to helping you envision a future for yourself after high school. Test drive careers in five major strands: construction, medical professions, technology, teacher cadet, and digital media. EXCEL partners with local businesses to provide you with meaningful professional experience to enhance your ability to succeed in the workforce. Through EXCEL, you will have the opportunity to solve real problems in the industry and be mentored by community professionals. You can even earn college credit!

How EXCEL works

Through EXCEL, you will participate in a capstone experience that runs throughout the fall and spring semesters. Take classes in the AM block or PM block, five times a week. EXCEL promotes project-based learning as well as the ability to participate in internship experiences and field trips. As an EXCEL student, you will learn by getting involved in the community around you.

What is CAPS?

EXCEL is proud to be a part of the nationally recognized Center for Advanced Professional Studies, or CAPS, network. Across the country, students like you are moving confidently into their future and immersing themselves in professional culture — solving real-world problems, using industry-standard tools, and building relationships with local employers.